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Russia Article 8 Fighters Intercepting "Flying Fortress" US.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had sent eight fighters to prevent the US Navy B-52 Stratofortress bombers from entering the airspace of this country.
According to Sputnik, the incident occurred above the Black Sea on September 4.
"In order to prevent US Air Force aircraft from entering Russian airspace, 4 Su-27 fighters and 4 Su-30 fighters from the air defense forces of the southern military zone have received orders to the Black Sea area and Sea of Azov ", quoted a statement from the Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation.
Russian authorities confirmed that the country's fighters comply with international regulations on the use of airspace. After the departure of the US "flying fortresses", all eight Russian fighters returned to their safe bases.
On August 28, a similar incident occurred when two Su-27s (NATO designation "Flanker") were dispatched to intercept B-52s in the Black Sea. The next day, the incident recurred over the Baltic Sea, again involving American long-range bombers, capable of carrying nuclear bombs and dropping massive amounts of bombs and bombs to destroy targets.
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that it had sent eight fighters to prevent the US Navy B-52 Stratofortress bombers from entering the airspace of this country.
According to Sputnik, the incident occurred above the Black Sea on September 4.
"In order to prevent US Air Force aircraft from entering Russian airspace, 4 Su-27 fighters and 4 Su-30 fighters from the air defense forces of the southern military zone have received orders to the Black Sea area and Sea of Azov ", quoted a statement from the Center for Defense Management of the Russian Federation.
Russian authorities confirmed that the country's fighters comply with international regulations on the use of airspace. After the departure of the US "flying fortresses", all eight Russian fighters returned to their safe bases.
On August 28, a similar incident occurred when two Su-27s (NATO designation "Flanker") were dispatched to intercept B-52s in the Black Sea. The next day, the incident recurred over the Baltic Sea, again involving American long-range bombers, capable of carrying nuclear bombs and dropping massive amounts of bombs and bombs to destroy targets.